Updated with additional analysis, as well as information from Showbuzz on rankings and non-wrestling telecasts.
WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,232,000 viewers on average, including about 726,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.56 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 445,000 viewers on average, including about 180,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.14 P18-49 rating.
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The AEW Countdown special on TNT at 11 pm, was watched by 234,000 viewers on average, including about 82,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.06 P18-49 rating.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was down 1% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 4% from last week’s 758,000.
Compared to last week, Rampage was down 2% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 22%.
Smackdown ranked #1 on television overall on the day in P18-49.
Rampage ranked #17 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #32.
The Countdown special ranked #86 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #24.
ESPN’s two NBA games led cable with 0.51 and 0.45 P18-49 ratings.
For Smackdown, F18-34 was up 19% compared to the prior four weeks. M18-34 was down 17%. F35-49 was up 16%. F18-49 was up 10%.
For Rampage, F18-49 was up 56% compared to the prior four weeks. P35-49 was up 21%.
Viewer counts in thousands, calculated from national ratings, for this week’s episode with difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:
Smackdown:
P2+: 2232 (+0%)
P18-49: 726 (+6%)
M18-49: 415 (+9%)
F18-49: 311 (+10%)
P18-34: 225 (-3%)
M18-34: 120 (-17%)
F18-34: 105 (+19%)
P35-49: 501 (+0%)
M35-49: 295 (+5%)
F35-49: 207 (+16%)
Non-P18-49: 1506 (+0%)
P25-54: 912 (+4%)
Median age: 55.5 (+0%)
Rampage:
P2+: 445 (-2%)
P18-49: 180 (+9%)
M18-49: 99 (-13%)
F18-49: 81 (+56%)
P18-34: 57 (+9%)
M18-34: 30 (-8%)
F18-34: 27 (+42%)
P35-49: 122 (+21%)
M35-49: 69 (-5%)
F35-49: 53 (+77%)
Non-P18-49: 265 (-8%)
F12-34: 28 (+0%)
M12-34: 33 (-13%)
P25-54: 231 (+18%)
P50+: 248 (-5%)
Median age: 52.3 (-2%)
Special:
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of November 17, 11AM:
1,350,000: McIntyre and Brawling Brutes ruin Bloodline Acknowledgement Celebration
849,000: Bray Wyatt headbutts LA Knight
797,000: Sarah Logan and The Viking Raiders destroy Hit Row and Legado del Fantasma
591,000: Strowman vs. Mahal – SmackDown World Cup on FOX First-Round Match
575,000: Roman Reigns plans Special Celebration for The Usos
534,000: The Usos vs. The New Day – Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match
290,000: Six-Pack Challenge for SmackDown Women’s Title Opportunity
254,000: Shayna Baszler drops Shotzi
238,000: Nakamura vs. Escobar – SmackDown World Cup on FOX First- Round Match
122,000: Ricochet will face Mustafa Ali next week
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of November 17, 11AM:
Views recorded as of 11AM ET, Thu Nov 17 2022
259,000: Is the House of Black Reborn?
240,000: Luchasaurus Gives Jungle Boy a Preview of What’s to Come at Full Gear
230,000: Did Dante Martin Shutdown the Machine Brian Cage to Advance?
208,000: All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy Takes Aim at Big Shotty Lee Johnson
187,000: Bandido is Back & Looks to Advance in the Championship Eliminator Tournament
110,000: Nyla Rose Continues To Taunt TBS Champion Jade Cargill
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
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Brandon Thurston
brandon@wrestlenomics.com
YouTube charts aren’t available today because of scripting issues.
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